All information in this article is for educational
purposes only.It is not for the
diagnosis, treatment, prescription or cure of any disease or health condition.

Hot flashes are one of the most common
symptoms among women around the ages of 45 to 60.A hot flash is a sudden sensation of heat, often accompanied
by intense sweating and often a rapid heart rate.They usually begin in the face, head or neck area and may
spread to the rest of the body.

They may be
more common in hot weather, and usually last 2 to 30 minutes.Hot flashes at night when one is asleep
are among the worst, as they can wake a person up several times a night.This is one of the most common times
when women experience them.

Men do not
seem to experience them, or at least not very often.Men who are castrated often experience them.This would point to a hormonal
involvement.

To stop hot
flashes, medical and other doctors usually offer estrogen and progesterone
replacement hormones, and perhaps herbs that stimulate hormone production.However, ALL hormone replacement, even
bio-identical hormones, carry some risk of cancer, strokes and heart disease,
so responsible doctors often suggest trying other alternatives first.

This article
explores the underlying reasons for hot flashes, and remedies that are safe.

THE
THYROID AND HOT FLASHES

I have
observed that a product we use often called Thyro-complex
often stop hot flashes quickly and easily.Thyro-complex is distributed by Endomet Laboratories in Phoenix, Arizona.It contains glandular extract of
thyroid, thymus, spleen and adrenal glands.It also contains some kelp and a few vitamins.It contains no appreciable amounts of
any hormones and it contains no herbs other than kelp, which is a vegetable.

The
fact that this product works so well, so often, interests me.It points to a connection between hot
flashes and thyroid activity.Thyroid and adrenal gland activity is least during the night.This may be why hot flashes often occur
during the night.

BORON
STOPS HOT FLASHES IN SOME CASES

Another
observation I have made is that a nutritional supplement of boron, about 3 mg,
one to three tablets daily, also often stops hot flashes.Not too much is known about the
mechanism of this action.However,
boron is known as an essential nutrient for plants, and an essential trace
mineral for human beings as well.It is possible that a subtle deficiency of this element is involved in
hot flashes as well.

WHICH
WOMEN TEND TO GET HOT FLASHES?

I
find that it is the women who push themselves hard.These are sometimes working women, or those who stay up too
late, those who do not take the best care of themselves, those who are
nutritionally depleted, or just those who like to drive around a lot, go
shopping, and go out a lot.

In
contrast, women who are well-nourished, who rest a lot, and care for themselves
very well do not seem to suffer from severe hot flashes.I have observed this repeatedly.

Studies show
that Asian women have fewer hot flashes, and this may be because they are
better nourished, or perhaps because they are more traditional and not as often
pushing themselves to copy the men and be out in the working world.In other words, they may care for
themselves better.

Some say the
reason is that Asian women eat a lot of soy products.However, this is not really true.They eat some soy products, but most do not eat a lot of
tofu, tempeh, soy sauce and miso.

This is a
misconception that is often used to sell women on the idea that they must eat a
lot of soy.Also, the Asian women
eat the naturally fermented soy, not the “junk food” soy that Americans eat
which consists of textured vegetable protein, soy powders, and even soy milk,
though that is at least a natural product.

This
takes us back to the possibility that hot flashes have something to do with
what we call sympathetic dominance,
which means a person who overuses the sympathetic nervous system.Eventually it becomes depleted, and the
thyroid and adrenal glandular activity diminishes.

WHY
DON’T MEN HAVE HOT FLASHES?

Loads
of men certainly have sympathetic dominance and a depleted glandular
system.Yet few suffer with hot
flashes.There must be a reason.I believe it may be because:

1. Women’s
hormones change abruptly at menopause, whereas men’s hormone levels decline
slowly with age, so they have more time and opportunity to adjust to their
lower hormone levels.

2. Women are
perhaps more stressed today than men.

3. Copper is
higher in women and copper and estrogen are related and seem to play a role in
hot flashes.

WHY
FOLLOW A DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM INSTEAD OF USING REPLACEMENT HORMONES?

The short
answer is that hormone replacement therapy is dangerous.Some people choose to try some soy products.However, these are all yin and somewhat
toxic, in my experience, although they may help.

Often, all
that is required is to rest more and the hot flashes will diminish.If this is not enough, then I suggest a
development program.

In short, it is the difference between
drugging and correction. It is the also the difference between the “magic bullet
mentality” of allopathic and even herbal medicine, and really deep healing that
is the concept of development science.

The differences
between these two approaches are discussed in several articles on this
website.However, it all comes
down to how one wishes to live one’s life.Drugging can, indeed, take care of symptoms in many
cases.However, drugging oneself
for hot flashes or other things does nothing to improve one’s overall
health.In fact, it can make it
worse.

All hormones
are toxic, and taking hormones by mouth or in creams or shots is completely
unnatural to the body.The body is
supposed to make them, and adjust their dosages minute by minute.We find that most are carcinogenic,
even the all-natural, bio-identical hormones.These are better than synthetic ones, but not always that
much better.

As mentioned
above, soy products are not healthful foods, in general.They are too high in copper, very yin,
often processed with harsh chemicals, contain enzyme and thyroid inhibitors and
for all these reasons we don’t recommend them except maybe for a little tofu
and tempeh.

In contrast,
by following a development program as described on this website, one can
rejuvenate the glands and organs.This deep healing is the goal of development science.Development may not be for everyone,
but it is available for those who want superb health and rejuvenation, and not
just drugging with hormones, herbs or even vitamins and minerals.